Sunday, October 28, 2012

Doppelgängers, evil kids and monstrous animals

Earlier this month, I guest posted on Paranormal Wastelands and Immortality Revolution about the monsters that scare me the most. Here's the post in case you missed it.

Doppelgängers

A doppelgänger is a person's physical double. Seeing one's own doppelgänger often heralds death or serious illness. Paranormal investigators believe that the doppelgänger is an individual's past or future self. In some traditions, the double has no shadow or reflection.

Animals will always be cute and cuddly, even if they take on monstrous proportions. So they might not be the scariest, but they're definitely the most fun. Zombie dogs, demonic cats, killer morays, giant turtles, hungry bears, angry rabbits, ... It would be difficult to pick a favorite. Anyway, here's a small selection...

Great list. I'm having a hell of a time finding a movie I saw when I was little. Maybe you can help. It's about a little boy who pretty much causes accidents to happen. the one scene I remember the best is him sitting in the car in the garage and the door gets stuck, his father goes to fix it and his tie gets caught on the chain and hangs him. any ideas?

Hi Vanessa! I found your blog through the Monday Moms Mingle blog hop. I have to say this is the first time Im following a blog like yours but this is really interesting to me! I majored in Psychology and Literature when I was in uni and kind of lost touch with it all after graduation; it's interesting to read such relevant material once again. I hope you do follow back so we can keep in touch! Thanks Vanessa xx Mandy @ www.makemeupmandy.com

Hi Vanessa! I found your blog through the Monday Mingle Moms blog hop. This is the first time Im following a blog like yours but this is really interesting to me. I used to major in Psychology & Literature in uni but lost touch wth it all after a while; it's nice to read relevant material once again :) I hope you do follow back so we can keep in touch Thanks Vanessa! Mandy @ www.makemeupmandy.com

I don't think I've seen any of those movies. My big thing in film is silent and early sound films, and there are tons of classic horror films in that era. The monster I chose for the bloghop was M. Bison, who scared me so much as a teen. If I were to play Street Fighter again so many years later, I'm sure I'd still be quaking in my boots when it came time to face off against this evil, psycho creature in the final round.

Interesting choices--I'll need to track down some of these movies. Wyndham's Midwich cuckoos, later made into the movie Village of the Damned remains one of my all-time favorite story featuring 'evil brats.'

Most are new to me too, so thanks for giving them some time in the light. This month has been amazing for movie recommendations, and it's an interesting experience to watch movies like this for the first time many years later.